The Conservative candidate for Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner lost by a large margin to Labour's Gary Godden
Caroline Henry says she feared her defeat as Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner was coming, but has denied that her speeding offences played a role. Labour's Gary Godden now takes office as Mrs Henry prepares to meet the new puppy that she promised herself if she lost.
Mrs Henry was also one of the figures leading tributes in the wake of the Nottingham attacks, inviting the then Home Secretary Suella Braverman to the Council House. Yet Mrs Henry's time in office was also overshadowed by the five speeding offences that she was convicted of in court.When asked what caused her defeat after the election result was declared at the Rushcliffe Arena on Friday , Mrs Henry said: "I think this is national picture.
The Conservative candidate achieved 77,148 votes, compared to Gary Godden's 119,355. The Liberal Democrat candidate, David Watts, achieved 32,410 votes.
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